Blue Eyes and a Wild Spirit

A Life of Dorothy Wellesley

Blue Eyes and a Wild Spirit is a riveting biography of poet, gardener, traveller and heiress Dorothy Wellesley. Jane Wellesley, Dorothy's granddaughter, skilfully tells this riveting story of a complex and fascinating woman.

Dorothy Wellesley was a poet, gardener, traveller and heiress; she was also bisexual and a rebel. She became the lover of Vita Sackville-West, wrecking her marriage to the Duke of Wellington. She was the intimate friend of W.B. Yeats in his final years. On the fringes of the Bloomsbury Group, she had a unique view of these iconic writers and artists.

Blue Eyes and a Wild Spirit, written by Dorothy’s granddaughter Jane Wellesley, draws on unpublished material, including private Wellesley family papers and hitherto unknown source materials. This is a riveting biography of a complex and fascinating woman.

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